#rodney hates the holidays

[trainofcommand]

No Major Lorne today, but this photo made @hero-in-waiting write 'rich man's holiday card' and that made me write the thing below. So, if you're looking for Dr. Rodney McKay getting pissy, and a snowstorm, some cookies, and holiday not-cheer, then this might be a story for you. Also, please enjoy the photo.

[fuck-customers]

I hate that when money gets tight and budget cuts need to be done and hours need to be trimmed, the first ones to get fucked over are those who've been there longer.

I know it's because I make more an hour than new hires, but it's 40 fucking cents an hour more.

But you know what I have that the new hires don't? ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE GODDAMN STORE! None of the new hires are trained/maybe are just dumb and don't know where shit is. Customer wants to know where glue is? Guess who the new hires gotta ask? Register ran out of receipt paper? Guess who knows where the spares are and how to change it out. Need to know how to void an item? Override an incorrect price? Where the spare garbage bags are kept? How to turn off the overhead radio? GUESS WHO FUCKING KNOWS ALL THAT SHIT AND MORE!!

But no, it's better to save literal cents during the holiday rush and have nonstop long lines, no backup at the registers, no products on the shelves because there's no one to stock them, overflowing go-backs piles because there's no one to recover, all while overworking the employees that obviously they don't give a fuck about, resulting in furious customers that they CLAIM to care about, yet obviously don't.

Posted by admin Rodney.

[justforbooks]

The actor Brigit Forsyth, who has died aged 83, made her name as Thelma in the BBC television series Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? One critic described Thelma as so prim that she could turn the lifting of a lace curtain into an art form.

Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais’s creation, which ran from 1973 to 1974, was the sequel to the popular 1960s sitcom The Likely Lads, which starred Rodney Bewes and James Bolam as Bob Ferris and Terry Collier, two single north-east England factory workers who share a flat and the same interests – women, drink and football.

Thelma Chambers was brought in as a girlfriend for the upwardly mobile Bob, now in the white-collar class with a house, car and annual holiday on the Costa Brava, scoffed at by Terry, who clings on to his working-class roots. Thelma and Bob were married halfway through the two series of the show.

“Up until then, I had done a lot of drama on telly,” said Forsyth. “If I wasn’t being murdered, I was murdering somebody or I was a disturbed art teacher. I was playing quite a lot of deranged people, so comedy was a nice change.”

She created laughs again with the sitcom Sharon and Elsie (1984-85), in which she co-starred as the middle-class Elsie Beecroft alongside Janette Beverley as the more down-to-earth Sharon Wilkes, two employees in a greetings card manufacturing company.

But Forsyth’s own favourite television part was Francine Pratt in Playing the Field (1998-2002), the on- and off-pitch women’s football drama created by Kay Mellor. Her character, who hates the game, is married to the Castlefield Blues’ sponsor, played by Ricky Tomlinson, and keeps him happy in return for designer clothes and other luxuries.

“I have never played awful glamour before,” she said. “I had a blond wig, six-inch heels, makeup and my bosom hitched up high.”

Forsyth was born in Malton, North Yorkshire, to Scottish parents, Anne (nee Forsyth), an artist, and Frank Connell, an architect and town planner, and brought up in Edinburgh. She was mesmerised by Stanley Baxter’s performances as a pantomime dame at the city’s King’s theatre and, aged 18, landed her own first lead role, as Sarat Carn, on her way to the gallows, in Charlotte Hastings’s play Bonaventure with the Makars amateur drama group.

But when she left St George’s school, Edinburgh, her parents insisted she learn a skill, so she trained as a secretary. After a couple of jobs, she headed for London and Rada (1958-60), where she won the Emile Littler prize.

She began her professional career back in Edinburgh with the Gateway theatre company (1960-61) before moving on to the Theatre Royal, Lincoln (1961-62) and the Arthur Brough Players in Folkestone (1962). With other actors already named Brigit McConnell and Bridget O’Connell, she changed her professional name to Forsyth on her return to Lincoln in 1962.

At the Edinburgh festival three years later, she played one of the witches in a headline-making production of Macbeth. “That show caused an absolute uproar because they wanted the witches to have the bodies of young girls and the faces of old women, and they wanted us to have our top half naked,” Forsyth recalled. “But the Earl of Harewood, who was running the EIF at the time, said ‘No’. So they put nipple caps on us, which looked absolutely disgusting – and they used to drop off each night. It was absolutely hysterical.”

Later, in the West End, Forsyth played Annie in The Norman Conquests (Globe, now Gielgud, and Apollo theatres, 1974-76) and Dusa in the feminist play Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi (Mayfair theatre, 1976-77). She put her TV breakthrough down to cutting her hair short. “It proved a tremendously lucky omen,” she said.

That break came with Adam Smith (1972), in which she played the younger daughter of the title character, a Scottish minister (Andrew Keir). The director, Brian Mills, then worked with Forsyth on the psychological thriller Holly (1972), when she took the part of a young art teacher kidnapped by a mentally unstable student. Forsyth and Mills married in 1976.

Television roles kept on coming. She was Veronica, one of the product-promotion team, in The Glamour Girls (1980-82), Harriet in the inter-generational sitcom Tom, Dick and Harriet (1982-83), and Helen Yeldham, a hotelier, in the 1989 series of Boon.

There were also appearances in soap opera: as GP Judith Vincent in The Practice (1985-86); Babs Fanshawe, Ken Barlow’s escort agency date who dies of a heart attack, in a 1998 Coronation Street episode; Delphine LaClair, a sales rep for a French company interested in buying Rodney Blackstock’s vineyards, for two short runs in Emmerdale (2005 and 2006); Cressida, mother of the millionaire Nate Tenbury-Newent, in Hollyoaks in 2013; and three roles in Doctors between 2000 and 2012.

Forsyth also played the miserable Madge, who frustrates her sister Mavis’s attempts at a relationship with Granville, in the sitcom sequel Still Open All Hours (2013-19).

A cellist from the age of nine, Forsyth starred as the real-life virtuoso Beatrice Harrison in a 2004 tour of The Cello and the Nightingale. Also on tour, she was a remarkably believable Queen Elizabeth II in A Question of Attribution (2000) and played Marie in Calendar Girls (2008). “I’m Mrs Frosty-Knickers, the one who doesn’t approve of it all.”

In 2017, she played a terminally ill musician in the stage comedy Killing Time, written by her daughter, Zoe Mills, who acted alongside her. At the time, Forsyth revealed that her maternal grandfather, a GP in Yorkshire, had helped dying patients to end their lives. Declaring herself a supporter of euthanasia, she said: “He bumped off probably loads of people with doses of morphine.”

In 1999, Forsyth separated from her husband, but they remained friends until his death in 2006. She is survived by their children, Ben and Zoe.

🔔 Brigit Forsyth (Brigit Dorothea Connell), actor, born 28 July 1940; died 1 December 2023

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[ao3feed-mcshep]

Season's Greetings

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by Anagrrl

Rodney hates the holidays. So when he opens his mail and finds a Christmas card with a photo of a smug, good-looking motherfucker in a black turtleneck and grey pants, hands in his pockets, looking out at him, with 'Best wishes to you and yours this holiday season,' written in red font across the front of the card, he thinks two things: Who is this asshole? And why is he sending me a card?

aka, John Sheppard, rich CEO. Dr. Rodney McKay, cranky genius employee.

Words: 2620, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 6 of Stories with titles from romance movies, Part 8 of Rodney McKay, Genius: AUs

Fandoms: Stargate Atlantis

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard

Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard

Additional Tags: Fluff

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[letmewriteitdown]

Denim Journal - 07/1992 to 08/1993

I went through all of high school with no journal. At the time I didn’t think it was a big deal. I was trying to be all grown and I didn’t need a diary like some overly emotional young kid.

But high school sucked. There was fun stuff for sure, but I was a weirdo, overweight, and had a difficult time socially and emotionally.

I dropped out of high school, and within two weeks of starting my first college classes, I found out I was pregnant. Looking back, I kind of wish I’d spent more time with a childhood diary and acting silly instead of rushing to be an adult.

The next journal I bought was one I had seen at Tattered Cover, a local bookstore in Colorado where I had done holiday work before I discovered my pregnancy. I had wanted to journal when I worked there, but was working to save money for holiday gifts. A close friend and I were book shopping months after I’d stopped working there, and I saw the exact journal and was super excited to buy it.

I still don’t know why I was so excited, I think it might’ve been the denim texture. I loved the way it felt against my fingers when I would scratch against it. But on the whole it was kind of boring in appearance.

I loved having a journal again. I loved writing down stupid things so I could try to stop blurting out stupid things in conversations.

The first thing I struggled with was the blank pages and thinking what I had to say was stupid. So I started decorating pages in advance so they wouldn’t be blank.

I drew and colored things.

I collected little pieces of ephemera that amused me.

On of my favorite pieces of odd ephemera was a fortune cookie fortune that is kind of weird, but became a favorite because I kept getting the same fortune. This weird little “Every man is a volume if you know how to read him” fortune is in a couple more journals because it amused me so much each time I got it.

I took photographs and spruced up my journal. This is one of my favorites of my son turning one year old and celebrating with his own tiny cake all for himself.

The other thing I did on a regular basis was read the newspaper as often as I could, and clip things out when I had the time. Anything from silly comic strips…

…to the slightly more political comic strips…

…to the overtly political strips.

Up until this point, my political leanings were pretty leftist, but I kind of believed in the system. But throughout this journal I can see myself slowly becoming less and less trusting of the system. In my head I truly believed (and sometimes I still believe today) that enough voices could speak out and make change. But so much happened and I clipped out this Clarence Thomas (fuck that guy) cartoon, and some of my other article clip outs about the Rodney King trial, and other things that made me furious, I can see myself becoming more ad more leftist and my love/hate relationship with civics is very clear through the journal.

It is still one of my favorites journals. I think because I cannot put my hands on my little Hello Kitty journal it has become my physical representation of my beginning thought process and my progress toward some kind of adult behaviors.

[rreynoldsfms]

CONNECTIONS!

RYAN RODNEY REYNOLDS was born October 23, 1976, he is 47, he is currently MARRIED to BLAKE LIVELY, living between in LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK and WREXHAM, WALES and is heterosexual, he has four children: JAMES, INEZ, BETTY and THE CHILD

—— PLATONIC CONNECTIONS. ❜

best friends. Jake Gyllenhaal, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Taylor Swift,

confidants.

role model.

ride or die. Rob McElhenney

childhood friends.

drunk friends, aka two people who do not spend time together sober but get along only when drunk.

online friends.

secret friends, aka friends who do not hang around in the public eye as their family or friends may not get along.

enemies to friends.

wing(wo)men.

squad.

sibling like friends.

platonic soulmates.

friends over holiday.

unlikely friends.

positive influence.

seem like a married couple. Hugh Jackman

former lovers to friends.

new friends, aka friends who just met.

—— FAMILIAL CONNECTIONS. ❜

family friends.

siblings.

cousins.

long lost half sibling.

twins.

step parent or step siblings.

husband or wife. Blake Lively

children. James, Betty, Inez, No. 4

divorced partners.

in laws.

—— ROMANTIC CONNECTIONS. ❜

flirtationship.

one night stand.

second first kiss, aka the first kiss they head with someone of the same gender.

one sided romance.

friends with benefits.

blind date.

possible match, aka someone who friends think is perfect for your character and they’re being set up together.

forbidden romance.

exes on good terms.

exes on bad terms. Scarlett Johansson

tinder match.

first love.

love / hate.

unrequited crush.

celebrity crush.

previously friendzoned.

summer romance.

friends with benefits.

enemies with benefits.

childhood crush / lover.

experimented with their sexuality together.

one leads the other on.

beard.

publicity partner.

one night stand or fling that was regretted later.

—— NEGATIVE CONNECTIONS. ❜

enemies.

former (best) friends.

fell for the same person & fought over them.

life long enemies, aka two people who have been enemies ever since they remember but have forgotten the reason for their dislike.

frenemies.

share a secret, aka two people who have a giant secret together but are constantly afraid the other will rat them out.

rivals, direct opposition.

negative influence.

mutual jealousy.

competition.

current lover’s ex, former lover’s current partner.

—— MISCELLANEOUS. ❜

study buddies.

tutor.

neighbours on good terms.

neighbours on bad terms.

have mutual friends.

an artist’s muse.

roommates.

professional relations, e.g. a boss, professor, or other work relations.

project partners.

have mutual friends but don’t get along.

co-workers.

band members.

participate in after school activities together.

team mates.

fitness buddies.

game together online.

drug dealer.

babysitter and parent.

best friend’s family.

friends of a sibling.

[nimuetheseawitch]

WIP Wednesday

Look at me, doing this early this week instead of incredibly late! Also, I'm sorry, I promise I'm going to catch up on the asks from last week.

Thanks again @spurious <3

State of the WIPs

Baker Bradley (TGM, Hangster): posted! Baker Bradley 2: holiday edition (TGM, Hangster): literally just in my head, but apparently it's gonna happen because I can't think about anything else, sorry. Math prof au (TGM, Hangster): 7626 words Hangster hate sex (TGM, Hangster): 1816 words

Noir!Rodney (SGA, a little McShep): 3145 words crow!John (SGA, McShep): 1108 words 1989 #5 (SGA, McLorne): 253 words Fake dating (SGA, McShep): 975 words Rodney McKay Goes to Maine (SGA, McShep): 2416 words

Hoping that you’re happy now (MASH, hunnihawk): 2277 words BJ is the worst (MASH, maybe hunnihawk): 3488 words

This week’s ✨WIP Wednesday Theme✨ is…

WIPspo!

💡 Share a song, an image, a snatch of text, an amorphous feeling...whatever it is that's provided inspiration for this particular WIP.

[smashpages]

Nominees announced for the 2023 Eisner Awards

Comic-Con International has announced the nominees for this year’s Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. This is the 35th year for the awards, which will be given out at this year’s Comic-Con International on July 21.

In terms of publishers, Image Comics received the most nominations, followed by DC, Fantagraphics, Marvel and Dark Horse. Creator-wise, Zoe Thorogood led the pack with five nominations. Hall of Fame nominees and inductees were announced earlier this month.

And the nominees are …

Best Short Story

“The Beekeeper’s Due,” by Jimmy Stamp and Débora Santos, in Scott Snyder Presents: Tales from the Cloakroom (Cloakroom Comics)

“Finding Batman” by Kevin Conroy and J. Bone in DC Pride 2022 (DC)

“Good Morning,” by Christopher Cantwell and Alex Lins, in Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood #4 (Marvel)

“Silent All These Years,” by Margaret Atwood and David Mack, in Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes (Z2)

“You Get It,” by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto, in Amazing Fantasy #1000 (Marvel)

Best Single Issue/One-Shot

Batman: One Bad Day: The Riddler, by Tom King and Mitch Gerads (DC)

Mary Jane & Black Cat Beyond, by Jed Mackay and C. F. Villa (Marvel)

Moon Knight: Black, White, and Blood #3, edited by Tom Brevoort (Marvel)

Star Trek #400, edited by Heather Antos (IDW)

A Vicious Circle Book 1, by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo (BOOM! Studios)

Best Continuing Series

Daredevil, by Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto and Rafael de Latorre (Marvel)

The Department of Truth, by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds (Image)

Killadelphia, by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander (Image)

The Nice House on the Lake, by James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez Bueno (DC)

Nightwing, by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (DC)

She-Hulk, by Rainbow Rowell, Rogê Antônio, Luca Maresca, and Takeshi Miyazawa (Marvel)

Best Limited Series

Animal Castle, by Xavier Dorison and Felix Delep (Ablaze)

Batman: One Bad Day, edited by Dave Wielgosz and Jessica Berbey (DC)

The Human Target, by Tom King and Greg Smallwood (DC)

Miracleman by Gaiman & Buckingham: The Silver Age, by Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham (Marvel)

Superman: Space Age, by Mark Russell, Michael Allred, and Laura Allred (DC)

Best New Series

The Atonement Bell, by Jim Ousley and Tyler B. Ruff (Red 5)

Love Everlasting, by Tom King and Elsa Charretier (Image)

Public Domain, by Chip Zdarsky (Image)

Star Trek, by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, and Ramon Rosanas (IDW)

Traveling to Mars, by Mark Russell and Roberto Meli (Ablaze)

Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)

Beneath The Trees: A Fine Summer, by Dav (Magnetic Press)

Fox + Chick: Up and Down: and Other Stories, by Sergio Ruzzier (Chronicle Books)

Grumpy Monkey Who Threw That? by Suzanne Lang and Max Lang (Random House Studio)

Hey, Bruce!: An Interactive Book, by Ryan Higgins (Disney/Hyperion)

The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! by Mo Willems (Union Square Kids)

Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12)

Adventuregame Comics: Leviathan, by Jason Shiga (Amulet/Abrams)

Frizzy, by Claribel A. Ortega and Rose Bousamra (First Second/Macmillan)

Isla To Island, by Alexis Castellanos (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

Little Monarchs, by Jonathan Case (Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House)

Swim Team, by Johnnie Christmas (HarperAlley)

Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)

Chef’s Kiss, by Jarrett Melendez and Danica Brine (Oni)

Clementine Book One, by Tillie Walden (Image Skybound)

Do A Powerbomb! by Daniel Warren Johnson (Image)

Heartstopper Volume 4, by Alice Oseman (Scholastic Graphix)

Wash Day Diaries, by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith (Chronicle Books)

Best Humor Publication

Cryptid Club, by Sarah Andersen (Andrews McMeel)

I Hate This Place, by Kyle Starks and Artyom Topilin (Image Skybound)

Killer Queens, by David Booher and Claudia Balboni (Dark Horse)

Mr. Lovenstein Presents: Failure, by J. L. Westover (Image Skybound)

Revenge of the Librarians, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Anthology

Creepshow, edited by Alex Antone and Jon Moisan (Image Skybound)

The Illustrated Al: The Songs of “Weird Al” Yankovic, edited by Josh Bernstein (Z2)

The Nib Magazine, edited by Matt Bors (Nib)

Sensory: Life on the Spectrum, edited by Bex Ollerton (Andrews McMeel)

Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes, The Graphic Album, edited by Rantz Hoseley (Z2)

Best Reality-Based Work

Alfred Hitchcock: The Master of Suspense, by Noël Simsolo and Dominique Hé, translation by Montana Kane (NBM)

Alice Guy: First Lady of Film, by José-Louis Bocquet and Catel Muller, translation by Edward Gauvin (SelfMadeHero)

But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust, edited by Charlotte Schallié (University of Toronto Press)

Flung Out of Space, by Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer (Abrams ComicArts)

Invisible Wounds: Graphic Journalism, by Jess Ruliffson (Fantagraphics)

Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball, by Jon Chad (First Second/Macmillan)

Best Graphic Memoir

Down to the Bone: A Leukemia Story, by Catherine Pioli, translated by J. T. Mahany (Graphic Mundi/Penn State University Press)

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, by Kate Beaton (Drawn & Quarterly)

It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth: An Auto-Bio-Graphic-Novel, by Zoe Thorogood (Image)

So Much for Love: How I Survived a Toxic Relationship, by Sophie Lambda (First Second/Macmillan)

Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure, by Lewis Hancox (Scholastic Graphix)

Best Graphic Album—New

The Book of Niall, by Barry Jones (Ellie & Beatty)

Crushing, by Sophie Burrows (Algonquin Young Readers)

Francis Rothbart! The Tale of a Fastidious Feral, by Thomas Woodruff (Fantagraphics)

The Night Eaters, Book 1: She Eats the Night, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Abrams ComicArts)

Ultrasound, by Conor Stechschulte (Fantagraphics)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint

Days of Sand, by Aimée de Jongh, translation by Christopher Bradley (SelfMadeHero)

Geneviève Castrée: Complete Works, by Geneviève Castrée, translation by Phil Elverum and Aleshia Jensen (Drawn & Quarterly)

Mazebook Dark Horse Direct Edition, by Jeff Lemire (Dark Horse)

One Beautiful Spring Day, by Jim Woodring (Fantagraphics)

Parker: The Martini Edition—Last Call, by Richard Stark, Darwyn Cooke, Ed Brubaker, and Sean Phillips (IDW)

Super Spy Deluxe Edition, by Matt Kindt (Dark Horse)

Best Adaptation from Another Medium

Chivalry by Neil Gaiman, adapted by Colleen Doran (Dark Horse)

Rain by Joe Hill, adapted by David M. Booher and Zoe Thorogood (Syzygy/Image)

Ten Days in a Madhouse, by Nellie Bly, adapted by Brad Ricca and Courtney Sieh (Gallery 13/Simon $ Schuster)

Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes, The Graphic Album, edited by Rantz Hoseley (Z2)

A Visit to Moscow by Rabbi Rafael Grossman, adapted by Anna Olswanger and Yevgenia Nayberg (Turner)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material

Always Never, by Jordi Lafebre, translation by Montana Kane (Dark Horse)

Blacksad: They All Fall Down Part 1, by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, translation by Diana Schutz and Brandon Kander (Dark Horse)

Down to the Bone: A Leukemia Story, by Catherine Pioli, translation by J. T. Mahany (Graphic Mundi/Penn State University Press)

The Pass, by Espé, translation by J.T. Mahany (Graphic Mundi/Penn State University Press)

Tiki: A Very Ruff Year, by David Azencot and Fred Leclerc, translation by Nanette McGuinness (Life Drawn/Humanoids)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia

Black Paradox, by Junji Ito, translation by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)

The Hellbound vols. 1-2, by Yeon Sang-ho and Choi Gyu-seok, translation by Danny Lim (Dark Horse)

Look Back, by Tatsuki Fujimoto, translation by Amanda Haley (VIZ Media)

PTSD Radio vol. 1, by Masaaki Nakayama, translation by Adam Hirsch (Kodansha)

Shuna’s Journey, by Hayao Miyazaki; translation by Alex Dudok de Wit (First Second/Macmillan)

Talk to My Back, by Yamada Murasaki, translation by Ryan Holmberg (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips (at least 20 years old)

Bungleton Green and the Mystic Commandos, by Jay Jackson (New York Review Comics)

Come Over Come Over, It’s So Magic, and My Perfect Life, by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)

The George Herriman Library: Krazy & Ignatz 1922-1924, by George Herriman, edited by J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)

Macanudo: Welcome to Elsewhere, by Liniers, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)

Pogo The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips: Volume 8: Hijinks from the Horn of Plenty, by Walt Kelly, edited by Mark Evanier and Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books (at least 20 Years Old)

The Deluxe Gimenez: The Fourth Power & The Starr Conspiracy, by Juan Gimenez, edited by Alex Donoghue and Bruno Lesigne (Humanoids)

The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta, edited by Dian Hansen (TASCHEN)

Home to Stay! The Complete Ray Bradbury EC Stories, by Ray Bradbury and various; edited by J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)

The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus 1 (Abrams ComicArts)

Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge: The Diamond Jubilee Collection, by Carl Barks; edited by David Gerstein (Fantagraphics)

Best Writer

Grace Ellis, Flung Out of Space (Abrams ComicArts)

Tom King, Batman: Killing Time, Batman: One Bad Day, Gotham City: Year One, The Human Target, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (DC); Love Everlasting (Image)

Mark Russell, Traveling to Mars (Ablaze), One-Star Squadron, Superman: Space Age (DC); The Incal: Psychoverse (Humanoids)

James Tynion IV, House of Slaughter, Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd (BOOM! Studios); The Nice House on the Lake, The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country (DC), The Closet, The Department of Truth (Image)

Chip Zdarsky, Stillwater (Image Skybound); Daredevil (Marvel)

Best Writer/Artist

Sarah Andersen, Cryptid Club (Andrews McMeel)

Kate Beaton, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands (Drawn & Quarterly)

Espé, The Pass (Graphic Mundi/Penn State University)

Junji Ito, Black Paradox, The Liminal Zone (VIZ Media)

Zoe Thorogood, It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth (Image)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team

Jason Shawn Alexander, Killadelphia, Nita Hawes’ Nightmare Blog (Image)

Alvaro Martínez Bueno, The Nice House on the Lake (DC)

Sean Phillips, Follow Me Down, The Ghost in You (Image)

Bruno Redondo, Nightwing (DC)

Greg Smallwood, The Human Target (DC)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)

Lee Bermejo, A Vicious Circle (BOOM! Studios)

Felix Delep, Animal Castle (Ablaze)

Daria Schmitt, The Monstrous Dreams of Mr. Providence (Europe Comics)

Sana Takeda, The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night (Abrams ComicArts); Monstress (Image)

Zoe Thorogood, Rain (Syzygy/Image)

Thomas Woodruff, Francis Rothbart! The Tale of a Fastidious Feral (Fantagraphics)

Best Cover Artist (for multiple covers)

Jen Bartel, She-Hulk (Marvel)

Bruno Redondo, Nightwing (DC)

Alex Ross, Astro City: That Was Then . . . (Image); Fantastic Four, Black Panther (Marvel)

Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image)

Zoe Thorogood, Joe Hill’s Rain (Syzygy/Image)

Best Coloring

Jordie Bellaire, The Nice House on the Lake, Suicide Squad: Blaze (DC); Antman, Miracleman by Gaiman & Buckingham: The Silver Age (Marvel)

Jean-Francois Beaulieu, I Hate Fairyland 2022, Twig (Image)

Dave McCaig, The Incal: Psychoverse (Humanoids)

Jacob Phillips, Follow Me Down, The Ghost in You, That Texas Blood (Image)

Alex Ross and Josh Johnson, The Fantastic Four: Full Circle (Abrams ComicArts)

Diana Sousa, Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins; The Mighty Nein Origins: Yasha Nydoorin; The Mighty Nein Origins: Fjord Stone; The Mighty Nein Origins: Caleb Widogast (Dark Horse)

Best Lettering

Pat Brosseau, Batman: The Knight, Wonder Woman: The Villainy of Our Fears (DC): Creepshow, Dark Ride, I Hate This Place, Skybound Presents: Afterschool (Image Skybound)

Chris Dickey, The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night (Abrams ComicArts)

Todd Klein, Chivalry (Dark Horse); Fables (DC); Miracleman by Gaiman & Buckingham: The Silver Age (Marvel)

Nate Piekos, Black Hammer Reborn, Minor Threats, Shaolin Cowboy, Stranger Things: Kamchatka (Dark Horse), I Hate Fairyland, Twig (Image)

Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (IDW)

Thomas Woodruff, Francis Rothbart! The Tale of a Fastidious Feral (Fantagraphics)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism

Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)

Comic Book Creator, edited by Jon B. Cooke (TwoMorrows)

The Comics Journal #308, edited by Gary Groth, Kristy Valenti, and Rachel Miller (Fantagraphics)

PanelXPanel magazine, edited by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and Tiffany Babb (panelxpanel.com)

Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, ICv2, Publishers Weekly

Best Comics-Related Book

The Art of the News: Comics Journalism, edited by Katherine Kelp-Stebbins and Ben Saunders (Oregon State University Press)

Charles M. Schulz: The Art and Life of the Peanuts Creator in 100 Objects, by Benjamin L. Clark and Nat Gertler (Schulz Museum)

The Charlton Companion, by Jon B. Cooke (TwoMorrows)

Gladys Parker: A Life in Comics, A Passion for Fashion, by Trina Robbins (Hermes Press)

Resurrection: Comics in Post-Soviet Russia, by José Alaniz (Ohio State University Press)

Best Academic/Scholarly Work

Bandits, Misfits, and Superheroes: Whiteness and Its Borderlands in American Comics and Graphic Novels, by Josef Benson and Doug Singsen (University Press of Mississippi)

Graphic Medicine, edited by Erin La Cour and Anna Poletti (University of Hawai’i’ Press)

How Comics Travel: Publication, Translation, Radical Literacies, by Katherine Kelp-Stebbins (Ohio State University Press)

The LGBTQ+ Comics Studies Reader: Critical Openings, Future Directions, edited by Alison Halsall and Jonathan Warren (University Press of Mississippi)

Teaching with Comics and Graphic Novels. By Tim Smyth (Routledge)

Best Publication Design

Francis Rothbart! The Tale of a Fastidious Feral, designed by Thomas Woodruff, Jacob Covey, and Ryan Dinnick (Fantagraphics)

A Frog in the Fall (and later on), designed by Linnea Sterte, Olle Forsslöf, and Patrick Crotty (PEOW)

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts 40X40: Bad Reputation/I Love Rock-n-Roll, designed by Josh Bernstein and Jason Ullmeyer (Z2)

Mazebook Dark Horse Direct Edition, designed by Tom Muller (Dark Horse)

Parker: The Martini Edition—Last Call, designed by Sean Phillips (IDW)

Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes, The Graphic Album, designed by Lauryn Ipsum (Z2)

Best Webcomic

Deeply Dave, by Grover, http://www.deeplydave.com/

Delilah Dirk: Practical Defence Against Piracy, by Tony Cliff, https://www.delilahdirk.com/dd4/dd4-p46.html

Lore Olympus, by Rachel Smythe (WEBTOON), https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320&page=5

The Mannamong, by Michael Adam Lengyel, https://mannamong.com/episode-1/

Spores, by Joshua Barkman, https://falseknees.com/22ink1.html

Best Digital Comic

All Princesses Die Before Dawn, by Quentin Zuttion, translation by M. B. Valente (Europe Comics)

Barnstormers, by Scott Snyder and Tula Lotay (Comixology Originals)

Behind the Curtain, by Sara del Giudice, translation by M. B. Valente (Europe Comics)

Ripple Effects, by Jordan Hart, Bruno Chiroleu, Justin Harder, and Shane Kadlecik (Fanbase Press)

Sixty Years in Winter, by Ingrid Chabbert and Aimée de Jongh, translation by Matt Madden (Europe Comics)

[sparktober]

Sparktober Bingo 2021!

Back for a new generation: Sparktober Bingo!

Instead of coming up with an Atlantis-specific list of prompts, I compiled a bunch of 2021 -tober prompt lists into one google doc here. (Links to original prompt lists are on the google doc.) Add in a list of Atlantis episodes and...

How to play:

Choose a “flavor” from the prompt sets below the cut, then paste it into this fandom bingo card generator.

Adjust your browser size til it looks right and take a screenshot, or use the html script if you’re familiar with using html on tumblr. Tag @sparktober​ if you want us to reblog it so everyone knows you’re playing!

  Sparktober Bingo Rules:

Complete a row/column, corners, or a blackout of your card by November 1, or not! Update as you go.

All fan-works are allowed: art, edits, fic, meta... bonus points to anyone who picks the “sprinkles” flavor and goes full mid-aughts by filling their bingo cards with 100x100 pixel icons.

You are allowed to pull multiple cards until you get one that inspires you, and you can also go through the prompt list of your choice in advance to pull out squicks or things you absolutely won’t write. I recommend not googling unfamiliar words from your work computer.

Use the prompts liberally! Episode titles can be treated as the episode or as generic prompts (e.g. “Epiphany” can be for an episode-related fic or a prompt for an epiphany of your choice).

  Flavor descriptions:

VANILLA: Gen prompt lists from Fictober, Inktober, Trektober Gen, and Trektober Trek.

CHOCOLATE: Zesty prompt lists from Trektober NSFW, Kinktober, and Whumptober. The multiple-prompts-per-day from Kinktober and Whumptober have been broken into individual prompts.

CANDY CORN: Fall / holiday themed prompts from TUA-tober.

SPRINKLES: Atlantis episode list (in order, in case you only want to copy certain seasons), along with characters and a few Atlantis-specific prompts.

TWIST: All of the above! (You can also manually mix and match different flavors, of course.)

Text blocks to copy into the bingo card generator are below the cut. Enjoy!!

VANILLA

“I need you.”; “You have no proof.”; “I’ve waited for this.”; “Fine, I give up.”; “I’m not saying I told you so…”; “Didn’t we already have this conversation?”; “That could have gone better.”; “This is it, isn’t it?”; “There’s no right side to this.”; “It’s so quiet.”; “I swear, it’s not always like this.”; “You keep me safe.”; “The things you make me do…”; “Your information was wrong.”; “I like that in you.”; “Not this again.”; “I’m with you, you know that.”; “This was not part of the plan.”; “I feel strange.”; “That’s what I’m known for.”; “What did I say?”; “No promises.”; “This time, do what I say.”; “Is this supposed to impress me?”; “Do you know what time it is?”; “I’m sure this has never worked, ever.”; “You could have died!”; “I don’t have to explain myself.”; “Why are we whispering?”; “Don’t ruin this.”; “Take me with you.”; Crystal; Suit; Vessel; Knot; Raven; Spirit; Fan; Watch; Pressure; Pick; Sour; Stuck; Roof; Tick; Helmet; Compass; Collide; Moon; Loop; Sprout; Fuzzy; Open; Leak; Extinct; Splat; Connect; Spark; Crispy; Patch; Slither; Risk; Meet-Cute; Amnesia; Age Difference; Pining; Sick Fic; Fake Relationship; Accidental Meeting; Epistolary; Secret Identity; Historical AU; Nightmares; Monster Hunter; Reunion; Soulmates; At Pride; Angst; Seasons; Fix-It; Coffee Shop; Movie Plot AU; Kid Fic; Actor's Other Crossover Work; OT+; Getting Together; Only One Bed; Pirates; Making Up; Forbidden Relationship; Tattoos; Halloween; Prime Directive; Lower Decks / Background Characters; Away Mission; Ship's Bar; Aliens Made Them Do It; Observation Deck; Crew with Family; Holodeck; Science Crew; Character Survives; Headcanons; Diplomacy; Decontamination; Trek Crossover; Replicator; Worldbuilding; Redshirts; Sex / Love Potion; Medical Crew; Transporters; Medbay; Interspecies Relationship; Mirrorverse; Uniforms; Mutiny; Stranded on a Planet; Rec Room; Academy Era; Second Contact; Command Crew; Off-Duty

  CHOCOLATE

A/B/O; Soft; Anonymous Sex; Penetration with Object/s; Sleeping; Intercrural Sex; Restraints; In/Under Water; Group Sex; First Time; Possessive Behavior; Dry Humping / Grinding; Overstimulation; Roleplay; Rimming; Stretching / Fisting; Power Imbalance; Food Play; Fingering; Body Worship; Sex Work; Voyeurism / Exhibitionism; Safewords; Technology; Oral Sex; Omorashi / Wetting; Crying; Underwear / Lingerie; Friends with Benefits; Pain Kink; Dirty Talk; Trick or Treat; All trussed up and nowhere to go; Talking is overrated; Sticks and stones may break my bones...; Trust fall; I've got red in my ledger; Touch and go; My spidey-sense is tingling; Coughing up a lung; Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated; Oops, I did it again; Just keep swimming; It'll be fun, they said; That's gonna leave a mark; Under pressure; Feed a cold, starve a fever; On a need-to-know basis; Field care 101; The doctor is in; Just a scratch; Lost & found; That's where the blood's supposed to be; They made me do it; You break it, you buy it; One down, two to go; Hide & Seek; You will go down with this ship; “I'm fine, I prom...”; It's (not) just in your head; All work and no play; Digging your grave; Hurt & Comfort; “You have to let go.”; Garotte; Taunting; “Do you trust me?”; Betrayal; Bruises; Helplessness; Pneumothorax; Presumed Dead; Hospital; Adrift; Torture; “This is gonna suck.”; Crush injuries; Delirium; Recovery; “Please don't move.”; “Now smile for the camera.”; Bitten; Trunk; Bleeding through bandages; Cursed; Auction; Self-induced injuries to escape; Escape; Fallen; Passing out; “Good, you're finally awake.”; “You're still not dead?”; Major character death; Disaster zone; Barbed Wire; Choking; Insults; Taken Hostage; Misunderstanding; Touch Starved; Numbness; Exotic Illness; (Blind) Rage; Flare-Up; Drowning; Made To Watch; Burns; Beaten; Fever Dreams; Scars; Hemorrhage; Doctor Visit; Bleeding; Trapped Under Water; Pressure; Demon; Ransom; Flashback; Flight; Waterfall; Vertigo; Nightmares; Too Weak To Move; Left For Dead; Trauma; Bound; Gagged; “Who Did This To You?”; Pushed; Broken Nose; Hunger; Blindness; “Definitely Just A Cold”; Tears; Ice Chips; Dehydration; Begging; Cauterization; Force; Bees; Aftermath; Dread; Cpr; Stabbing; Solitary Confinement; Blood-Matted Hair; Obsession; Pursuit; Revenge; Hiding; Trap Door; Collapse; Panic; Overworked; Ghosts; Prisoner; Losing Control; Threats; Caning; Mercy; Forgotten; Head Injury; Screaming; Comfort; Self-Sacrifice; Trapped; Near-Death Experience; Regret; Tragedy; Battlefield; Anxiety; Gore; Petplay; Bimbofication; Panties & Lingerie; Bondage; Double Penetration in 2 Holes; Breeding; Humiliation; NTR; Incest; Emeto; Omorashi; Free Use; Crossdressing; Public; Three (or more) some; Daddy & Mommy; Double Penetration in 1 Hole; Distention & Cockbulge; Xenophilia; Shotgunning; Watersports; Pregnancy; Lactation; Waxplay; Grooming; Human Furniture; Feet; Prostituion; MacroMicro; Spanking; Cockwarming; Glory Hole; Somnophilia; Body Modification; Temperature Play; Leather; Size Difference; Sounding; Stockings; Tentacles; Medical Play; Stripping; Orgasm Denial; Master & slave; Scissoring; Titfucking; Frottage; Knifeplay; Formal Wear; Breathplay; Fisting; Pegging; Scat; Beastiality; Fucking Machine; Tickling; Boot Worship; Bukkake; Collaring; Foodplay; Non or dubcon; Feederism; Sensory Deprivation; Oviposition; Clone & Selfcest; Exhibitionism & Voyeurism; Impact Play; Sadomasochism; Bloodplay; Praise Kink; Body Swap; Sweat; Branding; Massage; Role Reversal; Armpit; Masturbation; Inflation; Sex Toys; Burnplay; Menophilia; Stuck in Wall; Deepthroating & Facesitting; Dacryphilia; Hate Sex

  CANDY CORN

Birthday; Sick Day; Autumn; Candles; Plaid / Flannel; Leaf Piles; Sweaters; Baking; Cinnamon; Pumpkin Spice Latte; Carnival; Movie Night; Candy; Graveyard; Black Cats; Goosebumps; Pumpkin; Party; Monster; Ghosts; Witch; Vampire; Traditions; Magic; Mask; Haunted House; Trick; Treat; Costume; Monster Mash; Halloween

  SPRINKLES

Rising Part 1; Rising Part 2; Hide and Seek; Thirty-Eight Minutes; Suspicion; Childhood's End; Poisoning the Well; Underground; Home; The Storm; The Eye; The Defiant One; Hot Zone; Sanctuary; Before I Sleep; The Brotherhood; Letters from Pegasus; The Gift; The Siege Part 1; The Siege Part 2; The Siege Part 3; The Intruder; Runner; Duet; Condemned; Trinity; Instinct; Conversion; Aurora; The Lost Boys; The Hive; Epiphany; Critical Mass; Grace Under Pressure; The Tower; The Long Goodbye; Coup d'Etat; Michael; Inferno; Allies; No Man's Land; Misbegotten; Irresistible; Sateda; Progeny; The Real World; Common Ground; McKay and Mrs. Miller; Phantoms; The Return Part 1; The Return Part 2; Echoes; Irresponsible; Tao of Rodney; The Game; The Ark; Sunday; Submersion; Vengeance; First Strike; Adrift; Lifeline; Reunion; Doppelganger; Travelers; Tabula Rasa; Missing; The Seer; Miller's Crossing; This Mortal Coil; Be All My Sins Remember'd; Spoils of War; Quarantine; Harmony; Outcast; Trio; Midway; The Kindred Part 1; The Kindred Part 2; The Last Man; Search and Rescue; The Seed; Broken Ties; The Daedalus Variations; Ghost in the Machine; The Shrine; Whispers; The Queen; Tracker; First Contact; The Lost Tribe; Outsiders; Inquisition; The Prodigal; Remnants; Brain Storm; Infection; Identity; Vegas; Enemy at the Gate; Ronon Dex; Teyla Emmagan; John Sheppard; Carson Beckett; Elizabeth Weir; Rodney McKay; Jennifer Keller; Samantha Carter; Aiden Ford; Radek Zelenka; Kate Heightmeyer; Evan Lorne; Laura Cadman; Kolya; Chuck; Peter Grodin; Steven Caldwell; Lantea; Ocean; Ancient(s); Richard Woolsey; Athosians; Daedalus; Wraith; Nanites; Asurans; Genii; DHD; SGC; Stargate; Earth; Antarctica; Ascension

 TWIST

“I need you.”; “You have no proof.”; “I’ve waited for this.”; “Fine, I give up.”; “I’m not saying I told you so…”; “Didn’t we already have this conversation?”; “That could have gone better.”; “This is it, isn’t it?”; “There’s no right side to this.”; “It’s so quiet.”; “I swear, it’s not always like this.”; “You keep me safe.”; “The things you make me do…”; “Your information was wrong.”; “I like that in you.”; “Not this again.”; “I’m with you, you know that.”; “This was not part of the plan.”; “I feel strange.”; “That’s what I’m known for.”; “What did I say?”; “No promises.”; “This time, do what I say.”; “Is this supposed to impress me?”; “Do you know what time it is?”; “I’m sure this has never worked, ever.”; “You could have died!”; “I don’t have to explain myself.”; “Why are we whispering?”; “Don’t ruin this.”; “Take me with you.”; Crystal; Suit; Vessel; Knot; Raven; Spirit; Fan; Watch; Pressure; Pick; Sour; Stuck; Roof; Tick; Helmet; Compass; Collide; Moon; Loop; Sprout; Fuzzy; Open; Leak; Extinct; Splat; Connect; Spark; Crispy; Patch; Slither; Risk; Meet-Cute; Amnesia; Age Difference; Pining; Sick Fic; Fake Relationship; Accidental Meeting; Epistolary; Secret Identity; Historical AU; Nightmares; Monster Hunter; A/B/O; Reunion; Soulmates; At Pride; Angst; Seasons; Fix-It; Coffee Shop; Movie Plot AU; Kid Fic; Actor's Other Crossover Work; OT+; Getting Together; Only One Bed; Pirates; Making Up; Forbidden Relationship; Tattoos; Halloween; Prime Directive; Lower Decks / Background Characters; Away Mission; Ship's Bar; Aliens Made Them Do It; Observation Deck; Crew with Family; Holodeck; Science Crew; Character Survives; Headcanons; Diplomacy; Decontamination; Trek Crossover; Replicator; Worldbuilding; Redshirts; Sex / Love Potion; Medical Crew; Transporters; Medbay; Interspecies Relationship; Mirrorverse; Uniforms; Mutiny; Stranded on a Planet; Rec Room; Academy Era; Second Contact; Command Crew; Off-Duty; Soft; Anonymous Sex; Penetration with Object/s; Sleeping; Intercrural Sex; Restraints; In/Under Water; Group Sex; First Time; Possessive Behavior; Dry Humping / Grinding; Overstimulation; Roleplay; Rimming; Stretching / Fisting; Power Imbalance; Food Play; Fingering; Body Worship; Sex Work; Voyeurism / Exhibitionism; Safewords; Technology; Oral Sex; Omorashi / Wetting; Crying; Underwear / Lingerie; Friends with Benefits; Pain Kink; Dirty Talk; Trick or Treat; All trussed up and nowhere to go; Talking is overrated; Sticks and stones may break my bones...; Trust fall; I've got red in my ledger; Touch and go; My spidey-sense is tingling; Coughing up a lung; Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated; Oops, I did it again; Just keep swimming; It'll be fun, they said; That's gonna leave a mark; Under pressure; Feed a cold, starve a fever; On a need-to-know basis; Field care 101; The doctor is in; Just a scratch; Lost & found; That's where the blood's supposed to be; They made me do it; You break it, you buy it; One down, two to go; You will go down with this ship; “I'm fine, I prom...”; It's (not) just in your head; All work and no play; Digging your grave; Hurt & Comfort; “You have to let go.”; Garotte; Taunting; “Do you trust me?”; Betrayal; Bruises; Helplessness; Pneumothorax; Presumed Dead; Hospital; Adrift; Torture; “This is gonna suck.”; Crush injuries; Delirium; Recovery; “Please don't move.”; “Now smile for the camera.”; Bitten; Trunk; Bleeding through bandages; Cursed; Auction; Self-induced injuries to escape; Escape; Fallen; Passing out; “Good, you're finally awake.”; “You're still not dead?”; Major character death; Disaster zone; Barbed Wire; Choking; Insults; Taken Hostage; Misunderstanding; Touch Starved; Numbness; Exotic Illness; (Blind) Rage; Flare-Up; Drowning; Made To Watch; Burns; Beaten; Fever Dreams; Scars; Hemorrhage; Doctor Visit; Bleeding; Trapped Under Water; Demon; Ransom; Flashback; Flight; Waterfall; Vertigo; Too Weak To Move; Left For Dead; Trauma; Bound; Gagged; “Who Did This To You?”; Pushed; Broken Nose; Hunger; Blindness; “Definitely Just A Cold”; Tears; Ice Chips; Dehydration; Begging; Cauterization; Force; Bees; Aftermath; Dread; Cpr; Stabbing; Solitary Confinement; Blood-Matted Hair; Obsession; Pursuit; Revenge; Hiding; Trap Door; Collapse; Panic; Overworked; Ghosts; Prisoner; Losing Control; Threats; Caning; Mercy; Forgotten; Head Injury; Screaming; Comfort; Self-Sacrifice; Trapped; Near-Death Experience; Regret; Tragedy; Battlefield; Anxiety; Gore; Petplay; Bimbofication; Panties & Lingerie; Bondage; Double Penetration in 2 Holes; Breeding; Humiliation; NTR; Incest; Emeto; Omorashi; Free Use; Crossdressing; Public; Three (or more) some; Daddy & Mommy; Double Penetration in 1 Hole; Distention & Cockbulge; Xenophilia; Shotgunning; Watersports; Pregnancy; Lactation; Waxplay; Grooming; Human Furniture; Feet; Prostituion; MacroMicro; Spanking; Cockwarming; Glory Hole; Somnophilia; Body Modification; Temperature Play; Leather; Size Difference; Sounding; Stockings; Tentacles; Medical Play; Stripping; Orgasm Denial; Master & slave; Scissoring; Titfucking; Frottage; Knifeplay; Formal Wear; Breathplay; Fisting; Pegging; Scat; Beastiality; Fucking Machine; Tickling; Boot Worship; Bukkake; Collaring; Foodplay; Non or dubcon; Feederism; Sensory Deprivation; Oviposition; Clone & Selfcest; Exhibitionism & Voyeurism; Impact Play; Sadomasochism; Bloodplay; Praise Kink; Body Swap; Sweat; Branding; Massage; Role Reversal; Armpit; Masturbation; Inflation; Sex Toys; Burnplay; Menophilia; Stuck in Wall; Deepthroating & Facesitting; Dacryphilia; Hate Sex; Birthday; Sick Day; Autumn; Candles; Plaid / Flannel; Leaf Piles; Sweaters; Baking; Cinnamon; Pumpkin Spice Latte; Carnival; Movie Night; Candy; Graveyard; Black Cats; Goosebumps; Pumpkin; Party; Monster; Witch; Vampire; Traditions; Magic; Mask; Haunted House; Trick; Treat; Costume; Monster Mash; Rising Part 1; Rising Part 2; Hide and Seek; Thirty-Eight Minutes; Suspicion; Childhood's End; Poisoning the Well; Underground; Home; The Storm; The Eye; The Defiant One; Hot Zone; Sanctuary; Before I Sleep; The Brotherhood; Letters from Pegasus; The Gift; The Siege Part 1; The Siege Part 2; The Siege Part 3; The Intruder; Runner; Duet; Condemned; Trinity; Instinct; Conversion; Aurora; The Lost Boys; The Hive; Epiphany; Critical Mass; Grace Under Pressure; The Tower; The Long Goodbye; Coup d'Etat; Michael; Inferno; Allies; No Man's Land; Misbegotten; Irresistible; Sateda; Progeny; The Real World; Common Ground; McKay and Mrs. Miller; Phantoms; The Return Part 1; The Return Part 2; Echoes; Irresponsible; Tao of Rodney; The Game; The Ark; Sunday; Submersion; Vengeance; First Strike; Lifeline; Doppelganger; Travelers; Tabula Rasa; Missing; The Seer; Miller's Crossing; This Mortal Coil; Be All My Sins Remember'd; Spoils of War; Quarantine; Harmony; Outcast; Trio; Midway; The Kindred Part 1; The Kindred Part 2; The Last Man; Search and Rescue; The Seed; Broken Ties; The Daedalus Variations; Ghost in the Machine; The Shrine; Whispers; The Queen; Tracker; First Contact; The Lost Tribe; Outsiders; Inquisition; The Prodigal; Remnants; Brain Storm; Infection; Identity; Vegas; Enemy at the Gate; Ronon Dex; Teyla Emmagan; John Sheppard; Carson Beckett; Elizabeth Weir; Rodney McKay; Jennifer Keller; Samantha Carter; Aiden Ford; Radek Zelenka; Kate Heightmeyer; Evan Lorne; Laura Cadman; Kolya; Chuck; Peter Grodin; Steven Caldwell; Lantea; Ocean; Ancient(s); Richard Woolsey; Athosians; Daedalus; Wraith; Nanites; Asurans; Genii; DHD; SGC; Stargate; Earth; Antarctica; Ascension

[chaos-monkeyy]

Memories

Winter Prompt Challenge ❄️ Day 5: Nighttime snow 

For Day 5, we’re off to the Pegasus galaxy with my first attempt at some McShep fluff for @diuretic-dandelions​! 😁💙 They’ve just been too cute lately, coming through the end of season 3, so this was really fun 😊 I hope you like it!

“McKay! Where the— oh. There you are,” Sheppard said. His boots crunched towards Rodney through the freshly-fallen snow, the light from his flashlight joining Rodney’s. “We’re almost at the gate, don’t wander off and get lost now. Make me stay out in this all night to come save your sorry ass.” 

Rodney just smirked. “Ah. But you would come save my ass. Anyway, I’m fine,” he said, talking over the beginning of Sheppard’s indignant retort. “I was just… It really is pretty, isn’t it?” he asked, gesturing at the snow that was still falling around them; big, fat, fluffy flakes of it, fluttering down and catching the light from their flashlights. 

“…I guess,” Sheppard said, sounding entirely unconvinced. 

“You don’t like snow?” 

Sheppard shrugged, and the only sound for a moment was their footsteps as they tromped through the snow together. Rodney could see Ronon and Teyla’s tracks disappearing ahead into the darkness, and already beginning to fill in again even though they couldn’t be that far ahead yet. 

“Didn’t really see too much of it growing up,” Sheppard finally answered. “About all it’s good for in my books is making missions more miserable than they need to be. I’m surprised you like it, though.” 

Rodney frowned. “And what is that supposed to mean?” 

“Well, y’know, I just… Honestly, I expected you to be a little more… complain-y about the whole thing.” 

“Excuse me, it’s not like I complain about everything,” Rodney said indignantly. 

“There’s the sun, for one. Or, actually, any of them.” 

“Suns burn, Sheppard. My skin is very fair! And after all the various and sundry radiation exposures I’ve been subject to, it’s a wonder I don’t already have—” 

“There’s also sand.” 

Rodney huffed incredulously. “Well, yeah. Sand. Gets. Everywhere! I mean, have you ever been to a beach?” 

“There was Afghanistan,” Sheppard said mildly. “And I used to surf a lot,” he added, before Rodney could start feeling guilty about forgetting the whole… painful military history thing. 

“Really? You know how to surf?” he asked, glancing sideways at Sheppard. Now there was a mental image… 

“Sure. I could teach you, if you wanted. We do live on an ocean planet these days.” 

Rodney perked up, though slightly nervously. “Really?” 

“Yeah, ‘course,” Sheppard said, looking over at him. “It does usually involve sun, though. And sand.” 

“Yes, well…” Rodney cleared his throat. “Sometimes those are acceptable. In limited amounts.” 

Sheppard laughed. “Okay, so explain it to me, then,” he said, waving a hand vaguely in the air. 

“Explain… what?” 

“Snow. What’s the big appeal?” 

“I don’t know… I guess a lot of it is just… good memories,” Rodney said thoughtfully. “Heh. Like, when I was little? We used to go visit my grandparents over the Christmas holidays, right. And they lived on this farm, way the hell out in the middle of nowhere. I hated the drive, but I always loved it once we were actually there. And if we were really lucky, it would snow while we were there, just like this. Most of my family lived there, so me and Jeannie and all the other cousins would pile onto sleds and toboggans, tie on to the back of Grandpa’s tractor, and he’d pull us all out to the long hill in the woods behind the big field to go sledding.” 

“Okay, that does sound pretty fun,” Sheppard said. “Still hard to imagine you enjoying that, though,” he said— but he was smiling, and giving Rodney one of those weirdly soft looks he usually only wore when they were— when— 

Rodney blushed, pulling his gaze away again. On duty, McKay. Come on. Get it together. 

“It was great,” he said, trying not to let his minder wander. “There’d be a fire to warm up at, and we’d stay out there for hours, until it started getting too dark to keep going. And then we’d get pulled back home again, starving and already half asleep. Your mittens’d be soaking wet by then, too, but nobody cared. Y’know, it’s funny, I hadn’t even thought about those visits in years, but—” 

Rodney cut off as Sheppard’s radio crackled to life and Teyla’s voice came through. “John, we are at the gate. Should we wait for you, or—?” 

“Nah, you ‘n Ronon go on ahead,” Sheppard answered. “Rodney and I are just a couple minutes behind you. Leave the door open for us, willya?” 

“Of course,” Teyla said, and the radio went silent again. 

A moment later, Rodney heard the not-too-distant whoosh of the stargate establishing a connection. A few more meters through the trees, and he could see the ring out in its clearing, the rippling blue light of the event horizon shimmering out over the pristine snow, unmarked save for the double line of Teyla’s and Ronon’s footprints. 

Beside him, Sheppard stopped walking and clicked off his flashlight. “Wait.” 

“What is it, what’s wrong?” Rodney asked, tense, turning his off too and looking around nervously for imminent danger. 

“Relax, Rodney,” Sheppard said, warm amusement in his voice. “I just meant— c’mere.” 

Rodney’s eyes widened as Sheppard reached out and gently tugged him closer by the waist. 

“Oh,” he managed, swallowing hard, his tongue darting out to wet suddenly dry lips. They didn’t normally even acknowledge that particular, and fairly recently developed, aspect of their relationship— friendship— whatever it was— while actually… on duty. “Shouldn’t we be, um, going through the, uh…” He trailed off, gesturing with one hand in the general direction of the stargate. His other hand had somehow found its way to Sheppard’s— no, John’s— chest and was currently holding on tightly to his jacket. “They’ll be waiting for us to come through.” 

“They can wait another minute or two,” John said, his voice low and warm in a way that sent a little curl of heat twisting through Rodney’s core. 

With the faint illumination from the gate spilling out and reflecting off the snow, Rodney could just barely make out the familiar, crooked smirk on John’s lips— and then those lips pressed against his, pulling a quiet whimper from his throat. 

“I thought maybe you could help me out with the whole ‘good memories of snow’ thing?” John murmured a brief moment later, his forehead resting against Rodney’s and their breath misting the cold air. 

Rodney nodded wordlessly, fisting both hands in the front of John’s padded military jacket. He still wasn’t entirely used to the idea that he’d… somehow fallen for Sheppard in the first place, let alone the part where John actually wanted him back… But he had, and John apparently did— 

And as John kissed him again, deeper, arms tightening around him to hold him close, Rodney got blissfully lost in the sweet, wet heat of John’s mouth and the warmth of John’s body against his; all his constantly swirling thoughts and worries calming, quietly drifting away into peaceful nothing while the snow drifted silently down around them. 

[sarcasticcynic]

Rodney Wilson was the first openly gay high school teacher in Missouri. He felt that a month should be dedicated to the celebration and teaching of gay and lesbian history, so in 1994 he gathered other teachers and community leaders to create Gay and Lesbian History Month (now LGBTQ+ History Month). In 1995, a resolution forwarded by the General Assembly of the National Education Association formally added it to the list of commemorative months. It was also endorsed by GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and other national organizations.

October was chosen as the month of observance because public schools are in session, and because existing traditions occur this month. National Coming Out Day already existed as a holiday on October 11; the first march for gay rights in Washington took place on October 14, 1979; and the Second March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights took place on October 11, 1987.

LGBTQ+ History Month allows the opportunity to extensively learn about the history of the LGBTQ+ movement, and what factors and measures will be successful in building communities and providing role models who will best represent and address the issues of the LGBTQ+ community.

The month-long commemoration is most prominently celebrated in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Hungary, Brazil, and the city of Berlin. The particular month of celebration varies across different countries: in the United States, Canada, and Australia, LGBTQ+ History Month is celebrated in October; in the United Kingdom and Hungary, it is celebrated in February; and in Berlin, the holiday is celebrated in June and is known as Queer History Month.

LGBTQ+ History Month now also includes Ally Week, during which students are encouraged to be allies with LGBTQ+ members and stand up against bullying; Spirit Day on October 20, on which the color purple is worn in solidarity with LGBTQ+ youth; and the death anniversary of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old who was murdered in a hate crime on October 12, 1998.

[urrone]

Writing Tag Game

Tagged by @swaps55​. Thank you, lovely! Tagging whoever wants to do this next! 

How many works do you have on AO3?

Okay so this is slightly complicated by the fact that I have two pseuds, so for one it’s 22 and for the other it’s 11

What’s your total AO3 word count?

209021 and 48539

What are your top 5 fics by kudos? (there’s a chance I’m about to offend the hell out of some of my new followers but here goes.)(also this is all for my main pseud bc the top count on the other is 4)

What Remains - A Wincest fic featuring amnesia and a small town in Texas. 

Shape I’m In - a hockey fic I coauthored

Never Lived a Time Better Spent In Love - a different hockey fic where two dudes retire and adopt a baby

Actually, Plenty - a sequel to the fic in the number one spot, written about six years after I posted the first one and left the fandom

Everything Changes, Everything Stays the Same - Wincest holiday fic. My greatest claim to fame in fandom is that astolat read this and recced it. 

Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

Always. As a reader it makes me sad when I have this big emotional feeling about a fic and gush about it to the author and it’s just crickets. Also I just appreciate the fuck out of anyone who takes the time to leave a comment and tell me that they liked something I wrote. 

What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

Oh definitely lathbora viran which is just this short one shot I did out of a much larger idea I had but just didn’t feel like writing. So I just wrote the angsty ending. 

What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

You know, I don’t know? Like maybe You’re Good For Me (a hockey fic) because absolutely nothing bad or angsty happens in it at all? Like 95% of my fics end happily but I’m an angst queen so there’s always a black lining. 

Do you write crossovers? If so what is the craziest one you’ve written?

A couple. The first was literally twenty years ago when I put the popslash boys (and girls) into Anne McCaffrey’s world of Pern with All the Heart Can Know. (This is incredibly embarrassing so please don’t tell me if you click this link.) 

I’ve also written jaeger curtain fic with the hockey boys in Pacific Rim, under Scenes From the Apocalypse.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Not that I can recall. -- ETA that I forgot that I got blasted on the hockey anon for my first hockey fic, which I’ve since expunged from the internet because the main pairing involved someone who has since been accused of sexual assault. 

Do you write smut? If so what kind?

I have. The smuttiest thing I’ve ever written is an Oiler boys threesome, Hold You Down.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I’ve ever seen. 

Have you ever had a fic translated?

I did but it’s the fic that I’ve since expunged from existence. 

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Mildred, A College AU is a J2 fic I co-authored with one of my besties. I also coauthored the aforementioned Shape I’m In, which started its life as chat fic on twitter. That’s it so far. Co-authoring is so much harder than just doing it yourself though. 

What’s your all-time favorite ship?

That I’ve written or read? I used to say that Rodney McKay/John Shepard from Stargate Atlantis were my OTP of OTPs and that still feels correct in my heart, but I’ve never written them. I honestly don’t know what my favorite ship to write is. 

What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

I’d love to have the motivation to finish anything, tbh. But I had so many plans for Scenes From the Apocalypse that I don’t think I’ll ever actually write down. 

What are your writing strengths?

Conveying emotion with sparse phrasing, dialogue, making people cry. 

What are your writing weaknesses?

Writing in anything other than tight third person present. 

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

I’m of the firm belief that it should only be done if you get a native speaker to spot check you. 

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

I was rewriting scenes for The Princess Bride at 13, but the first fic I posted for was popslash and I am not afraid to talk about it. 

What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

Right now it’s gravity, my Julie and the Phantoms fic. I think it’s one that best displays my strengths and also one that you can really see my growth as an author if you’ve been with me the last twenty years. Also I read it out loud to my best friend while we were in the same room and we both had to take a cry break. 

[fuck-customers]

i hate slow season almost more than the holidays because management thinks it’s okay to cut all the part timer hours and all the full timers are left with absolutely zero support while management sits on their ass all day long. i’m so tired of all these managers making 4x what i make and still choosing to act like they have the worst job in the entire world.

Posted by admin Rodney.

[capfalcon]

stargate atlantis for the ask. happy holidays!

thank you! u too!!!!

i will be 100% honest i have never watched the show! lmfao. oops. i just joined bc i read like. all the fanfic for mcshep and i loved it a lot and watched some youtube comps

so ill try?? and answer as many as i can!!

the first character i ever fell in love with: john sheppard!!!! i love him

my ultimate favorite character™: john sheppard

prettiest character: teyla but i also love john

my most hated character: todd? idk

my OTP: mcshep lmao

favorite episode: Do Not Know jjdjdjd

my ‘you’re piece of trash, but you’re still a fave’ fave: rodney!! altho hes not trash he's just. grumpy

my ‘beautiful cinnamon roll who deserves better than this’ fave: rodney and also john

my ‘they’re kind of cute, and i lowkey ship them, but i’m not too invested’ ship: teyla/ronon

[ao3feed-mcshep]

Peaceful Night

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/kES7msb

by Elayna

On a peaceful mission during a holiday, truths are exchanged.

Words: 1622, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Stargate Atlantis

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay

Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard

Additional Tags: First Kiss, holiday fic, Fandom Trumps Hate 2022, Don't copy to another site

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/kES7msb

[jewish-privilege]

The NYPD is stepping up patrols in Brooklyn neighborhoods with large Jewish populations after an uptick in possible anti-Semitic incidents. As many as eight suspected anti-Semitic incidents are being investigated, the most recent happening Friday [December 27, 2019] morning. Gov. Andrew Cuomo released a statement on Saturday expressing disgust at the spate of crimes, many of which have occurred during Hanukkah. "The cowards responsible for these despicable attacks are trying to inject fear into our Jewish communities, but New Yorkers will always band together and categorically reject anti-Semitism whenever it rears its ugly head," Cuomo's statement said. The NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the spate of incidents. The incidents include one on Wednesday [December 25, 2019] on 13th Avenue in Brooklyn. A 40-year-old man dressed in traditional religious Jewish clothing was walking home when an unknown person approached him and blocked his path, cops said. The victim attempted to let the man pass and proceeded to walk around him when the man punched him in the face before fleeing toward 13th Avenue and 48th Street. The victim sustained a laceration to his lip. He refused medical attention... Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison said of the crime wave that began on Dec. 13: "We treat them very seriously and we make sure that our investigators do their best to do what we can to bring the individuals to justice." In other incidents later in the week, a man wearing a hoodie walked into Lubavitch World Headquarters on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights at 7 a.m. Friday [December 27, 2019] and said he was going to shoot up the place. The man then walked away toward the Utica Avenue subway station. Earlier Friday, a group of three women reported being harassed and slapped on Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights...

Other incidents include an attack on a Jewish mother who was hit in the head while walking with her son in Brooklyn on Thursday [December 26, 2019] afternoon. The hateful act happened in the quiet area of West 6th Street and Avenue S in the Gravesend section. ...On Monday [December 23, 2019], a Miami man was charged with hate-crime assault after police said he made an anti-Semitic remark and attacked a man in midtown Manhattan. The 65-year-old victim was punched and kicked, suffering cuts, police said. ...All this followed the tragic murders earlier this month inside a Jersey City kosher supermarket.

"The overall Jewish community was reeling from what happened in Jersey City. Now to have to deal with this during the holiday season-during Hanukkah is so difficult," said Evan Bernstein, of the Anti-Defamation League. "I've already been in contact with a lot of Jewish leaders in the region and they're telling me just how fearful their constituents and congregants are." Eyewitness News has found there has been a 53 percent increase in anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York City this year compared to the same time last year...